Kirk Hammett is not winning over fans of contemporary pop music these days. The Metallica guitarist recently wore a t-shirt that upset Taylor Swift fans, and in a new interview he calls today’s pop music “crap.” While speaking with The Irish Times, Hammett recalled how music used to challenge him…
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Deftones have announced the 2026 edition of their annual Dia De Los Deftones festival. This time around, the band will be joined on the bill by AFI, The Neighbourhood, Converge, Jehnny Beth, and more. The one-day fest is set for November 7th at Petco Park in San Diego. An artist…
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Chelsea Wolfe has announced a fall 2026 tour of the US and Europe, along with unveiling two brand new songs, “The Dark” and “Death Is Not the End.” The US outing of “The Dark World Tour” launches September 16th in San Francisco, and runs through an October 23rd show in…
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Stanley Simmons, the new duo featuring Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons (sons of KISS legends Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons), have announced their first full-scale US tour. The Fall 2026 outing, dubbed “Dancing While the World Is Ending 2026 US Tour,” kicks off September 14th at Three Links Deep Ellum…
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Richard Patrick had been one of the most outspoken rockers when it came to criticizing President Trump, but the Filter frontman has curbed his political speech due to receiving death threats. The industrial-rock veteran discussed being doxed and threats targeting him and his family in a new interview with Rocking…
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A massive statue of the late Ozzy Osbourne has been unveiled at France’s Hellfest. Sharon Osbourne shared video of the giant sculpture on her Instagram account hours before the four-day fest kicked off on Thursday, June 18th. Along with the close-up footage of the impressive work of art, Sharon wrote,…
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Danzig have announced a brief US tour set to take place in September. The outing begins September 11th in San Antonio, and hits Houston, New Orleans, Nashville, and Grand Prairie, Texas, before ending in Anaheim, California, on September 26th. The run also includes a previously announced appearance at Louder Than…
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Authorities have launched an investigation into a couple who appeared to engage in explicit sexual activity on a ferris wheel right as Guns N’ Roses were about to perform at the UK’s Download festival on Saturday. While fans were waiting for Axl Rose and company to take the stage, they…
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Another era comes to a close as The Dillinger Escape Plan announce their final set of “Calculating Infinity” reunion dates with original vocalist Dimitri Minakakis. Following shows in UK and Europe later this month, The Dillinger Escape Plan return to North America in October for a run of shows in…
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Acid Bath have added a few high-profile shows to their 2026 itinerary as they continue their run of reunion concerts. The sludge-metal band is teaming up with industrial legends Ministry for co-headlining gigs at the famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado, on September 15th (tickets here), and Chicago’s Salt…
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